Rapid Needs Assessment Report - Hub Artsakh

« Originally published by EVN Report on the 15/08/2023 »

The Lachin corridor has been closed for almost 8 months starting from December 12,2022. This corridor is the only land route connecting the Armenian-controlled part of Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) to Armenia. Before June 15, 2023, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) accompanied by the Russian peacekeepers could provide the population of NK with the items of immediate needs such as food, medicine and hygiene items through the checkpoint. Since then, the ICRC was able to supply small volume of medication for a few times; however, since July 11, the Government of Azerbaijan has rejected to give access to the ICRC for supply of medications, while transfer of patients from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia has been regularly interrupted by Azerbaijan – for a duration of 10-15 days each time.